Suitland

Suitland is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland. It was named for landowner Samuel Taylor Suit, who purchased 800 acres of land near Washington DC in 1867. It was a rural farming community until the onset of World War II, when the Public Buildings Administration built a federal center in the town. In 1942, apartments were built to accomodate new workers at the federal center, and new middle and working-class families moved into Suitland during the 1950s and 1960s. However, the availability of cheaper land and lower taxes in neighboring county jurisdictions, the ending of the baby boom, the slowdown in the rate of government growth, and the effects of school busing on migration led to the end of the boom around 1970. In 2010, Suitland had a population of 25,825 people.